Tag Archives: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Unexplained absences, furtive phone calls, mysterious credit card charges — there are all kinds of clues that a spouse may be having an affair. However, one piece of detective work that partners who think they’ve been cuckolded should not undertake is to intercept their spouse’s electronic communications, or stick a GPS transmitter on his or her car. With a plethora of technological options making it ever-easier to catch cheating lovers in the act, suspicious spouses need beware of taking the …

The number of couples seeking postnuptial agreements during their marriage has increased over the past three years, according to a survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  The poll found that 51 percent of divorce attorneys questioned had noticed more couples signing the agreements, which function as contracts clarifying which spouse owns which assets or property. Postnuptial agreements are similar to prenuptial agreements in that they determine who gets what after a divorce, among other provisions. A previous AAML survey …

As marriage equality spreads across the nation in fits and starts, LGBT couples are slowly gaining access to the rights and privileges their straight counterparts enjoy, including divorce. But how can spouses get a divorce if they reside in a state that doesn’t recognize their marriage to begin with? Maryland will grant LGBT divorces, but other states without gay marriage won’t Repeal of Defense of Marriage Act wouldn’t resolve recognition problem LGBT spouses living in states that don’t recognize gay …

Moms are increasingly responsible for paying child support, according to a recent survey of divorce attorneys. Fifty-six percent of the attorneys surveyed by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) say they’ve seen an uptick in the number of female clients paying child support in the last three years. Forty-four percent of the attorneys surveyed said they’d seen no change in the number of women paying child support and none of the lawyers surveyed said they’d seen a decrease in …

If you’re trying to hide assets during a divorce, buying an $88 million dollar home is a funny way to go about it. Billionaire buys most expensive home in New York City during divorce proceedings Real estate one of many techniques divorcing parties use to hide assets from the court Forensic accounting and computing can unravel hidden asset web of lies   Dorm Room Deluxe Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev pulled an unusual move while in the midst of a messy divorce …